1. A small paper-book. For those downtime between flights...2. A small pillow, so that I could sleep on the streets during HOO3. Snacks, see 1 and 2. 4. Calculator 5. Notebook & pencil 6. Chapstick 7. Hand Sanitizer8. Bible 9. Vitamins 10. Alarm Clock (remember Chad & Stephanie sleeping in)

I love this!! One thing I read ages ago was a suggestion to take a silk pillowcase....handy to stuff clothes into to make a pillow for those times you really, really want one.

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

But after seeing the run in your undies in Siberia task...I would not suggest paper undies!

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

I can only imagine if that task was done in TAR11! Eye-candy on one end and a nightmare on the other.

No pun intended??

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"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

1. An alarm clock2. A notebook and pen (to refresh my memory)3. Energy bars (you need them on the Race!)4. Calculators (you never know when they might come in handy)5. A small pillow that I can use on the airplane or on the streets,6. Dictionaries (which I'd buy in airports)7. Clothes (but not too many)8. Personal hygiene products9. Medications that I'd need as well as vitamins and sleeping pills (I think Colin & Christie used them to get some sleep when they were racing)10. Duct tape (just in case)

Of course, some of the stuff might go in my partner's bag (like a calculator or duct tape), but that's what I hope to take along.

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

I thought I had read this topic before but I could find it so I thought I would make a new topic and bring it back up. So here it is, you made it through the casting process and you are packing your backpack for the race. What do you bring?

Here are some of the things I thought of in addition to be cloths I would bring:

A headlamp: for use in dark situations so that my hands can be freeA whistle: I am not sure if this would be needed but it wouldn't hurt to have. Maybe I can use it to hail a cabA small calculator: could come in handy for example the gold detour on season 16A counter: one of the small clicker counters to be used if I ever need to count anythingA small notebook: I would write down everything about the race to use in the final leg memory challengeIbuprofen: it is a long race this will definitely come in handyEar plugs and possibly an eye mask: again it is a long race any extra sleep or the ear plugs if you need to concentrate on something can't hurt.

Anyways there are other things I would bring but what are some of your ideas for things you would pack?